Davidge's Royal Surrey Theatre Royal Circus Royal Surrey Theatre Surrey Vaudeville Theatre Surrey Theatre of Varieties | |
.jpg) Royal Circus | |
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| Address | Blackfriars Road, Southwark London |
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| Coordinates | 51°29′56″N 0°06′18″W / 51.499°N 0.105°W |
| Designation | Demolished 1934 |
| Capacity | 1865 2,161 in four tiers |
| Current use | Site occupied by modern flats |
| Construction | |
| Rebuilt | 1800 Rudolphe Carbanel 1806 Rudolphe Carbanel 1865 John Ellis 1904 Kirk and Kirk |
| Years active | 1782–1924 |
| Architect | Unknown |
The Surrey Theatre, London began life in 1782 as the Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy, one of the many circuses that provided entertainment of both horsemanship and drama (hippodrama). It stood in Blackfriars Road, near the junction with Westminster Bridge Road, just south of the River Thames in what is now the London Borough of Southwark.